Archive for July 2023
Russian tourists flee Crimea after attack on landmark bridge
In the run-up to Monday’s attack on Russia’s road and rail bridge to Crimea, state TV broadcast footage of long traffic jams in southern Russia as tourists waited in their cars for hours to cross over to start their summer holidays. After explosions tore through the road bridge, killing a couple who had planned to…
Read MoreTokyo “Joker” train attacker says he was inspired by similar case
A man accused of attempted murder and arson while dressed in a Joker costume on a Tokyo train in 2021 said Tuesday that a similar incident a few months earlier inspired him to alter his original plan of going on a killing spree in Shibuya. Kyota Hattori, 26, who made the statement during his trial…
Read MoreHigh-Level Member of ISIS Sentenced to Life in Prison for Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization Resulting in Death
A New York man was sentenced today to life in prison on one count of conspiracy to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) and five substantive counts of providing material support to ISIS in the forms of personnel, including himself, Australian citizen Jake Bilardi and others, as well as…
Read MoreThe military chiefs of Pakistan and Iran agree to work together to stop border attacks by militants
The top military leadership of Pakistan and neighboring Iran agreed to step up cooperation and intelligence sharing and take “effective actions” to prevent attacks by separatist militants along their porous border, Pakistani officials said Monday. The agreement was reached during a visit by Pakistan’s powerful army chief Gen. Asim Munir to Tehran over the weekend,…
Read MoreSuspect in Georgia mass shooting killed during manhunt, sheriff says
A 40-year-old man suspected of fatally gunning down four people in broad daylight at a residential subdivision in Georgia on Saturday morning, was killed during a confrontation that left two law enforcement officers injured, authorities said Sunday. The suspect, identified by authorities as Andre L. Longmore, was the focus of a massive manhunt in southwest…
Read MoreNorth Texas man who ‘idolized’ mass shooters pleads guilty to possessing homemade bomb, officials say
A North Texas man who “idolized” mass shooters pleaded guilty on Thursday to possessing a homemade bomb, officials with the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. Officials said Noah Robert Calderon, 22, made the guilty plea on one count of possession of an unregistered firearm and one count of receipt of child pornography. Calderon was arrested last…
Read MoreMississippi Man Charged With Cyberstalking and Making Antisemitic Threats Targeting Synagogues and Jewish-Owned Businesses
United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Donavon Parish, 28, of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, was arrested and charged by indictment on charges of cyberstalking and communicating interstate threats. The federal grand jury made a special finding that the defendant targeted his victims based on their actual and perceived religion. The indictment alleges that during April…
Read MoreTampa man gets 18 years in prison in terrorism case that involved spy planes
A Tampa man who pledged his allegiance to Islamic militants and planned attacks in the Tampa Bay area was sentenced Thursday to 18 years in federal prison. Muhammed Momtaz AlAzhari, 26, pleaded guilty in February to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization. A plea deal struck with federal prosecutors called…
Read MoreFBI unlocks Greenwood Park Mall shooter’s cellphone: accessed photos, videos, notes & search history
The FBI gained access to the Greenwood Park Mall shooter’s cellphone nearly one year since the mass shooting that left three dead before an armed bystander shot and killed the shooter. In May 2023, the FBI was able to unlock the shooter’s phone and analyze 206 videos and 3458 images. Also recovered were notes, call…
Read MoreMan sentenced for sending letters with death threats to a Federal Judge and members of Congress
Dennis Nelson, age 51, was sentenced to 84 months in prison for mailing threatening letters to a federal judge and two members of Congress in 2018 and 2019 while already serving time in a State of New York correctional facility.Syracuse man sentenced for cocaine possession in Auburn Nelson admitted that on August 1, 2018, he…
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